New York City Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Rosenberg Wellness Center talks with our New York City chiropractic clients daily about inflammation and pain, especially back pain and neck pain, arm pain and leg pain. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is helpful especially when incorporating curcumin, an addition backed by several recent studies!

 

 

A new scoping review (based on 389 citations from 8 different databases) of evidence concerning the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support for the clinical benefit of curcumin for inflammatory-related diseases like osteoarthritis, metabolic disorders, etc. (1) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (65 of them) that studied the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance reported that supplementation significantly decreased inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and enhanced anti-oxidant activity, boosting the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them centered on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) made known the safety of using curcumin as well as the improvement with respect to pain and inflammation’s severity. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials specifically focused on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis concluded that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more effective supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. Moreover, the unpleasant effects of curcumin were comparable to those of placebo, making it a safer option. In fact, when compared to NSAIDs, another regularly used treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed to have comparable effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser incidence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural option a chance? Let’s talk about it at your next New York City chiropractic appointment.

 

 

 

Make your New York City chiropractic appointment now. If inflammation is your enemy, we can talk at your next appointment about including curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Rosenberg Wellness Center is here to help reduce inflammation and pain!